Class 12 (Board Important ques ons)

Rela on And Func ons

1) If R = {(a, a3): a is a prime number less than 5} be a relation. Find the range of R .
2) If f: {1,3, 4} → {1, 2, 5} and g: {1,2, 5} → {1, 3} given by f = {(1,2), (3, 5), (4,1)} and g =
{(1,3), (2, 3), (5,1)}. Write down gof.
3) Let R is the equivalence relation in the set A = {0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5} given by R = {(a, b) : 2
divides (a – b)}. Write the equivalence class [0].
4) If R = {(x, y): x + 2y = 8} is a relation on N, then write the range of R.
5) If A = {1, 2, 3}, S = {4, 5,6, 7} and f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} is a function from A to B. State
whether f is one-one or not.
6) If f : R → R is defined by f{x) = 3x + 2, then define f[f(x)].
7) Write fog, if f: R → R and g:R → R are given by f(x) = |x| and g(x) = |5x – 2|.
8) Write fog, if f: R → R and g:R → R are given by f(x) = 8x3 and g(x) = xy3.
9) State the reason for the relation R in the set {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 2), (2,1)} not to
be transitive.
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10) What is the range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑥 ≠ 1.
11) If f: R → R is defined by f(x) = (3 – x3)1/3, then find fof(x).
12) If f is an invertible function, defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = , then write 𝑓 (𝑥).
13) If f : R → R and g:R → R are given by f(x) = sin x and g(x) = 5x , then find gof(x).
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14) If f(x) = 27x3 and g(x) = xy3, then find gof(x).

15) If the function f:R → R defined by f(x) = 3x – 4 is invertible, then find f-1.
16) Check whether the relation R defined on the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} as R = {(a, b): b = a
+ 1} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive.
17) Let f : N → Y be a function defined as f(x) = 4x + 3, where, Y = {y ∈ N : y = 4x + 3, for
some x ∈ N}. Show that f is invertible. Find its inverse.
18) Show that the relation R on IR defined as R = {(a, b) : (a ≤ b)}, is reflexive and transitive
but not symmetric
19) Prove that the function, f : N → N is defined by f(x) = x2 + x + 1 is one-one but not
onto. Find inverse of f : N → S, where S is range of f.
20) If f: W → W is defined as f(x) = x – 1, if x is odd and f(x) = x + 1, if x is even. Show that
f is invertible. Find the inverse of f, where W is the set of all whole numbers.
21) If f,g :R → R are two functions defined as f(x) = |x| + x and g(x) = |x| – x, ∀ x ∈ R. Then,
find fog and gof.
22) If R is a relation defined on the set of natural numbers N as follows:
R = {(x, y) : x ∈ N, y ∈ N and 2x + y = 24}, then find the domain and range of the
relation R . Also, find whether R is an equivalence relation or not.
23) If A = R – {3} and B = R – {1}. Consider the function f :A → B defined by 𝑓(𝑥) =
for all x ∈ A. Then, show that f is bijective. Find 𝑓 (𝑥).
24) If A = {1, 2, 3, .. ,9} and R is the relation in A × A defined by (a , b) R(c, d), if a + d = b + c
for (a,b), (c, d) in A × A. Prove that R is an equivalence relation. Also, obtain the
equivalence class [(2, 5)].
25) If the function R → R is given by f(x) = x2 + 2 and g:R → R is given by 𝑔(𝑥) = , then
find fog and gof, and hence find fog (2) and gof (- 3).
26) If A = R-{2}, B = R-{1} and f: A → B is a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = , then show that
f is one-one and onto. Hence, find f-1.
27) Show that the function f in A = R – { } defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = is one-one and onto.
Hence, find f-1.
28) Consider f: R+ → [4, ∞) given by f(x) = x2 + 4. Show that f is invertible with the inverse
f-1 of f given by 𝑓 (𝑦) = 𝑦 − 4, where R+ is the set of all non-negative real numbers.
29) Show that f: N → N, given by

is bijective (both one-one and onto).

30) If f: R → R is defined as f(x) = 10x + 7. Find the function g :R → R, such that gof = fog
= I R.
31) If f: R → R is the function defined by f(x) = 4x3 + 7, then show that f is a bijection.
32) If Z is the set of all integers and R is the relation on Z defined as R = {(a, b):a,b ∈ Z
and a – b is divisible by 5}. Prove that R is an equivalence relation.
33) Show that the relation S in the set R of real numbers defined as S – {(a, b): a,b ∈ R
and a ≤ b3} is neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive
34) Show that the relation S in set A = {x ∈ Z: 0 ≤ x ≤ 12} given by S = {(a, b): a, b ∈ |a – b|
is divisible by 4} is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements related to 1.
35) Show that the relation S defined on set N × N by (a, b) S (c, d) ⇒ a + d = b + c is an
equivalence relation.
36) If f : X → Y is a function. Define a relation R on X given by R = {(a, b): f(a) = f(b)}. Show
that R is an equivalence relation on X.
37) Show that a function f: R → R given by f(x) = ax + b, a, b ∈ R, a ≠ 0 is a bijective.
38) Let A = {x ∈ Z: 0 ≤ x ≤ 12}. Show that R = {(a, b): a, b ∈ A, |a – b| is divisible by 4} is an
equivalence relation. Find the set of all elements related to 1. Also, write the
equivalence class [2].
39) Show that the function f: R → R defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = , ∀ x ∈ R is neither one-one nor
onto. Also, if g: R → R is defined as g(x) = 2x – 1, find fog (x).
40) Show that the relation R on the set Z of all integers defined by (x, y) ∈ R ⇔ (x – y) is
divisible by 3 is an equivalence relation.
41) Consider f: R+ → [-5, ∞) given by f(x) = 9x2 + 6x – 5. Show that f is invertible with

𝑓 (𝑦) = ( ). Hence find

(i) 𝑓 (10)
(ii) y if -𝑓 (𝑦) = .
42) Consider f : R – {−4/3} → R – {4/3} given by 𝑓(𝑥) = . Show that f is bijective.
Find the inverse of f and hence find f-1(0) and x such that f-1(x) = 2.
43) Let f: N → N be a function defined as f(x) – 9x2 + 6x – 5. Show that f: N → S, where S
is the range of f, is invertible. Find the inverse of f and hence find f-1(43) and f-1(-3).
44) If f, g: R → R be two functions defined as f(x)= |x| + x and g(x)= |x| – x, ∀ x ∈ R. Then,
find fog and gof. Hence find fog (-3), fog{ 5) and gof(-2).
45) If N denotes the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N × N defined by
(a, b) R (c, d), if ad(b + c) = bc(a + d). Show that R is an equivalence relation.